iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 fixes freezing problem. Really.

Apple has released yet another update for 20- and 24-inch iMac owners this …

Hey, aluminum iMac owners. Were you looking for yet another update to install? I mean, it's not as if you haven't already hadtwo so far this month. But Apple wants to make sure that this week doesn't feel left out, so it has released an iMac Graphics Firmware Update for your personal consumption this afternoon.

Upon further inspection, Apple reveals that this update (allegedly) fixes an issue with the cards that "may have caused the computer to freeze." Could this be the true fix to the promised iMac freezing issue? It certainly seems so.

The 772k update can be found on Apple's web site or in Software Update if you own one of the affected machines. We've heard from the previous iMac updates that the freezing problem is not entirely fixed, but this one outright claims to make things all bettah, so we have high hopes. Let us know if you still experience freezing problems after applying this one.

Jacqui Cheng
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